Sublime

True leadership always begins with the inner person.

"Organizational Culture and Leadership" by Ed Schein: “Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of culture as a concept is that it points us to phenomena that are below the surface, that are powerful in their impact but invisible and to a considerable degree unconscious. In that sense, culture is to a group what personality or character is to an in

My experience has taught me that the key to organizational success today is in getting the people to want to own the responsibility for their own performance.

Look for Leaders Everywhere

Entrepreneurs are skilled at seeing opportunities and going after them.

Mentoring is not hard work. Mentoring is about creating an awakening. It is breathing life into abilities, capabilities, and potential that are living under the surface but need to see the sunlight. Mentoring is as old as the human race and is about redefining teamwork in a new context. It’s a collaboration. Mentoring is the gift of a relationship.

Great Groups need to know that the person at the top will fight like a tiger for them. It was one of the things that the PARC group admired most about Bob Taylor. Interestingly, Tom West fought hard for his Eagle group at Data General but chose not to tell them, reasoning that it would only distract them from the project. As a result, some of his t

Without exception, one-firm firms are led (not managed) in a consensus-building style. All have (or have had) strong leaders who engage in extensive consultation before major decisions are taken.